Lifestyle, home decor, cottagecore and country living posts. Supporting small businesses, gift guides, product recommendations and cruelty free beauty. Living in a small cottage in North Wales.
As someone who lives with conditions that limit my energy levels, having my bed super cosy is a huge relief for me. Living with PTSD already limits my quality of life, but having an extra comfortable bed that I can retreat to makes it a little bit easier. Being stuck in bed isn’t a fun … Read more
Affiliate links | We rent a 19th century cottage in rural North Wales. It’s teeny tiny, so we have to be very selective about what items we keep in home. It would also be so easy to ruin the cute and wholesome feel of the place by bringing in items that feel too modern. I … Read more
Affiliate links | We don’t often talk about how hard basic self care is to stay on top of when you’re struggling with your mental health, but I have a hunch it would help make us all feel a little less rubbish if we did. Whenever I have a period of depression, I struggle to … Read more
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to speak to the wonderful Lucy Nichol about her 2021 novel, The Twenty Seven Club. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon, where you can buy the book or download it on your Kindle. If you choose to make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at … Read more
Saying “I love books” feels like such a generic and wishy washy way to start a post like this, but it’s true and so I’m going to go with it. I love books. What I really like is when publishers take classic works of literature and bind them in beautiful covers. And that’s exactly what … Read more
In November 2020, I moved to a tiny countryside cottage with my fiancé and dog. It was a huge relief to get out into some green space after being cramped into an attic bedroom for the entirety of lockdowns 1 and 2. And, on some days, I still can’t quite believe we really live here. … Read more
I spent most of 2020 living in a terraced house in North Wales, after moving back to my hometown the year before. The house had no garden, which hadn’t mattered before lockdown because it was so close to the seaside, but started to get to me after restrictions came into place in March. I live … Read more
AD | Ah, spring is finally here! It’s so lovely to wake up each morning to bird song and to see little lambs gambling just outside our cottage home. Dreamy! As you may know, each month I open my blog up to other bloggers to advertise on my site. It helps keep my content funded … Read more
AD | By Tyesha Friday, Founder of Think Plenty The last 12 months have been an abrupt departure from the fast-paced lifestyle many of us had grown used to. We’ve been thrust from sensory overload into a dark, quiet numbness lit by the faint blue light of our screens. For others, the past year has … Read more
Affiliate links | When I first started painting, I had absolutely no idea that different easels were for different things. I used to paint on a high windowsill, but had to switch to sitting down after I moved to an attic bedroom and no longer had a shelf high up enough to stand and work. … Read more